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Women's Golf

Tars Place Seventh at Spider Invitational

Rollins was the only D-II team at Richmond's fall tournament

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (October 20, 2026) - Women's golf wrapped up their trip to the north with three rounds at University of Richmond's Spider Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. The event was played at Independence Golf Course. 

Clippd Scoreboard

Coming off a three-day event at the University of North Carolina, the Tars had no rest before teeing off Monday morning in Virginia. Kaitlyn Hummers got off to a solid start, shooting one under in her first nine holes. She would end up with a 73 (+1) in the round, putting her in sixth on the individual board. Youyang Li birdied her first and last holes of the round to end up with a 76 (+4). Both Sophia Fondenaer and Madison Malaret shot 81 (+9) to round out the scoring which had Rollins at +23 for the round. 

The second round on Monday saw a slight improvement for the Tars. Li and Hummers each shot a 76 (+4), while Fondenaer and Malaret matched each other again, improving their first round score by two strokes to 79 (+7). 

In the final round on Tuesday, Youyang Li was firing on all cylinders, posting three birdies for a one-under 71, vaulting her into the top 10 leaderboard. Kaitlyn Hummers added a 75 (+3) that included a pair of birdies. Fondenaer added a 76, while the freshman Malaret rounded out the score with an 81 (+9). Rollins was 15-over for the day, by far their best effort of the event. The Tars outplayed both William & Mary (+17) as well as Navy (+21) in round three. 

Florida Atlantic and Richmond tied for the trophy at 15-over. Longwood was third, followed by Bucknell, William & Mary, Navy, and Rollins. 

Tina Genoulaz of FAU was the individual champion as they only player under par (215, -1). Li tied for 9th place at 223 (+7). Hummers was one shot behind at 224, good for a 2th place tie. Fondenaer took 31st and Malaret was 37th. 

Rollins has one more event scheduled for the fall. They will head to the Atlantic coast next week to play in Flagler's Fall Slam at Marsh Creek Country Club on October 26-27. 

 

 
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Players Mentioned

Sophia Fondenaer

Sophia Fondenaer

Senior
Youyang Li

Youyang Li

Sophomore
Kaitlyn Hummers

Kaitlyn Hummers

Freshman
Madison Malaret

Madison Malaret

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sophia Fondenaer

Sophia Fondenaer

Senior
Youyang Li

Youyang Li

Sophomore
Kaitlyn Hummers

Kaitlyn Hummers

Freshman
Madison Malaret

Madison Malaret

Freshman